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a role that has traditionally included those activities that assist the client physically and psychologically while preserving the client’s dignity

case manager

a nurse who works with the multidisciplinary health care team to measure the effectiveness of the case management plan and monitor outcomes

change agent

a person (or group) who initiates changes or who assists others in making modifications in themselves or in the system

clara barton

a schoolteacher who volunteered as a nurse during the Civil War. Most notably, she organized the American Red Cross, which linked with the International Red Cross when the U.S. Congress ratified the Geneva Convention in 1882

client

a person who engages the advice or services of another person who is qualified to provide this service

client advocate

an individual who pleads the cause of clients’ rights

communicator

nurses identify client problems and then communicate these verbally or in writing to other members of the health team

consumer

an individual, a group of people, or a community that uses a service or commodity

counseling

the process of helping a client to recognize and cope with stressful psychologic or social problems, to develop improved interpersonal relationships, and to promote personal growth

demography

the study of population, including statistics about distribution by age and place of residence, mortality, and morbidity

Diagnostic-related groups (DRGs)

a Medicare payments system to hospitals and physicians which establishes fees according to diagnosis

Fabiola

a wealthy Roman matron – viewed by some as the patron saint of early nursing who used her position and wealth to establish hospitals for the sick

Florence Nightingale

considered the founder of modern nursing, she was influential in developing nursing education, practice, and administration

Governance

the establishment and maintenance of social, political, and economic arrangements by which practitioners control their practice, self-discipline, working conditions, and professional affairs

Harriet Tubman

known as "The Moses of Her People" for her work with the Underground Railroad. During the Civil War she nursed the sick and suffering of her own race

Knights of Saint Lazarus

an order of knights that dedicated themselves to the care of people with leprosy, syphilis, and chronic skin conditions

Lavinia L. Dock

a nursing leader and suffragist who was active in the protest movement for women’s rights that resulted in the U.S. Constitution amendment allowing women to vote in 1920

Leader

a person who influences others to work together to accomplish a specific goal

Lillian Wald

founded the Henry Street Settlement and Visiting Nurse Service which provided nursing and social services and organized educational and cultural activities. She is considered the founder of public health nursing

Manager

one who is appointed to a position in an organization which gives the power to guide and direct the work of others

Margaret Sanger

considered the founder of Planned Parenthood, was imprisoned for opening the first birth control information clinic in Baltimore in 1916

Mary Breckinridge

nurse who practiced midwivery in England, Australia, and New Zealand, founded the Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky in 1925 to provide family-centered primary health care to rural populations

Patient

a person who is waiting for or undergoing medical treatment and care

Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)

legislation requiring that every competent adult be informed in writing upon admission to a health care institution about his or her rights to accept or refuse medical care and to use advance directives

Profession

an occupation that requires extensive education or a calling that requires special knowledge, skill, and preparation

Professionalism

a set of attributes, a way of life that implies responsibility and commitment

Professionalization

the process of becoming professional; acquiring characteristics considered to be professional

Sairy Gamp

a character in Dickens book Martin Chizzlewit, who represented the negative image of nurses in the early 1800s

Socialization

a process by which a person learns the ways of a group or society in order to become a functioning participant

Sojourner Truth

an abolitionist, Underground Railroad agent, preacher, and women’s rights advocate, she was a nurse for over 4 years during the Civil War and worked as a nurse and counselor for the Freedman’s Relief Association after the war

Standards of clinical nursing practice

descriptions of the responsibilities for which nurses are accountable

Standards of clinical nursing practice

descriptions of the responsibilities for which nurses are accountable

Standards of clinical nursing practice

descriptions of the responsibilities for which nurses are accountable

Teacher

a nurse who helps clients learn about their health and the health care procedures they need to perform to restore or maintain their health

Professionalism

a set of attributes, a way of life that implies responsibility and commitment

Teacher

a nurse who helps clients learn about their health and the health care procedures they need to perform to restore or maintain their health

Telecommunications

The transmission of information from one site to another, using equipment to transmit information in the forms of signs, signals, words, or pictures by cable, radio, or other systems

Teacher

a nurse who helps clients learn about their health and the health care procedures they need to perform to restore or maintain their health

Professionalization

the process of becoming professional; acquiring characteristics considered to be professional

Sairy Gamp

a character in Dickens book Martin Chizzlewit, who represented the negative image of nurses in the early 1800s

Telecommunications

The transmission of information from one site to another, using equipment to transmit information in the forms of signs, signals, words, or pictures by cable, radio, or other systems

Telecommunications

The transmission of information from one site to another, using equipment to transmit information in the forms of signs, signals, words, or pictures by cable, radio, or other systems

Socialization

a process by which a person learns the ways of a group or society in order to become a functioning participant

Sojourner Truth

an abolitionist, Underground Railroad agent, preacher, and women’s rights advocate, she was a nurse for over 4 years during the Civil War and worked as a nurse and counselor for the Freedman’s Relief Association after the war